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What's new in March 2018

March 22, 2018

This month seven books have been published on Very Short Introductions online. Find out more below:

Anthropocene: A Very Short Introduction, by Erle C. Ellis, draws on the work of geologists, geographers, environmental scientists, archaeologists, and humanities scholars to explain the science and wider implications of the Anthropocene.

Genomics: A Very Short Introduction, by John Archibald, explores the science of genomics and its rapidly expanding toolbox, plus the implications for science and society today, and in the future.

Geophysics: A Very Short Introduction, by William Lowrie, describes the internal and external processes that affect the planet, as well as the techniques used by geophysicists to investigate them.

Marx: A Very Short Introduction (new edition), by Peter Singer, identifies the central vision that unifies Marx’s thought, enabling us to grasp Marx’s views as a whole. This new edition also explores whether Marx remains relevant today.

Viruses: A Very Short Introduction (new edition), by Dorothy H. Crawford, outlines the origins, structure, and method of infection of a vast variety of viruses and demonstrates how clever these entities appear to be.